Ionian Islands, Greece: Wild boars sunbathing on the beach

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PoleKisser@reddit

"Why are you complaining about the beach? What's wrong with it? Yes, it's true, there are pigs. Here, look, there are pigs everywhere. Hello, "Toothy" (to the pig). Yet, you are at a secluded beach, right? We are not paying for lounge chairs. Everything's free!"

"Wasn't there somewhere fancier where you could take me?"

"Eeeh, what sort of fancier? Here it's free."

"People go...people take their women to Saint Tropez, to the French Riviera, the Italian Riviera...And you - here with the pigs!"

"Man, I'm just about to light a fire, and we are going to spitroast them. Do you want to become a spitroast? (to the pig) Ooooh, myyy God!"

"Look where it lay! Wow, what a cheeky pig! How it just came and lay down!"

"Go lie on top of it. A terrific shaggy throw/blanket"

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Chest_RockweII@reddit

Thanks for the translation. The guys really funny

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PoleKisser@reddit

You're welcome 😁

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GoHardLive@reddit

Arent boars dangerous & agressive ?

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Lotofagos_@reddit

They're not only very strong, dangerous and aggressive animals; they are also pests who damage and destroy crops, ecosystems and human property. Boars also harm water quality in habitats through the erosion of soil and sediment runoff into the waterways due to their behavior of rooting.

They are also filthy and carry many zoonotic diseases that can infect humans too. Never approach a wild boar or let it approach you like what these idiots are doing in the video. The boar population in Greece must be controlled by hunters. Their numbers need to be reduced significantly as they have spiked in recent years.

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trkemal@reddit

Because we killed their natural predators, almighty wolves…

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weltvonalex@reddit

Maybe they can borrow some gray wolves from turkey? :))

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trkemal@reddit

😂 good idea. I can give all of them if you kindly accept

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pastalilahmacun@reddit

Abi why Do you talk like you be going to touch those boars

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Cefalopodul@reddit

But they provide 300 food and can be easily lured to the Town Center to get the food faster.

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CyberCookieMonster@reddit

Well, only with a Lure god power otherwise you have to get to them.

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Cefalopodul@reddit

I just send a peasant to attack one then run away.

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outlanderfhf@reddit

Do you have loom?

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Fragrant-Loan-1580@reddit

You forgot one thing about them.

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dartformysweetheart@reddit

No hyperbole, Id rather deal with a bear in the wild than a boar

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GoHardLive@reddit

It is just so weird because boars are basically the wild version of one of the cutest animals ever (pigs). Who would imagine they'd be so dangerous

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Alexandros2099@reddit

No its the other way around pigs are domesticated wild boars, pigs are the cute version of wild boar!

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Still_counts_as_one@reddit

Extremely

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AshenriseOfficial@reddit

Of course everyone clicked on this video for the boars.

Right? Right??

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Equivalent_Quail1517@reddit

I read this as boobs

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AshenriseOfficial@reddit

Of course everyone clicked on this video for the boars.

Right? Right??

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morbihann@reddit

It is all fun and games until your entestines are on the beach.

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Flat-Adhesiveness144@reddit

I'd be all over that beach tbf

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jmeador42@reddit

Extremely. They're the reason I carry an extra .44 Magnum while deer hunting.

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GoHardLive@reddit

their meat is tasty af tho isnt it?

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jmeador42@reddit

It's not as good as traditional pork, but it's passable especially in sausage form.

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GoHardLive@reddit

what is the tastiest game meat ?

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300kIQ@reddit

Not as much as Bulgarians

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BlueShibe@reddit

Probably when you enter their territory where the little boars are, I saw many times where boars are chill and do nothing to you in some villages

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pdonchev@reddit

Not at all. Ask old fella Robert Baratheon. He can testify.

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Divljak44@reddit

these arent wild, are they, they seem comfortable next to people.

I like to ride bicycle trough country side, and let me tell you, if boar walks on the road, i stay my distance, anyways these people are brave, like how would you know they would be docile?

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sazma_2208@reddit

I was gonna say, those look like feral pigs and not wild boars.

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Theban_Prince@reddit

Animals even domesticatedm are animal, you dont know what might trigger their fight or flight insticts . or hunting instincts

That's why you dont ever leave dogs unsupervised with babies/toddlers.

These boards are even worse, nowhere near domesticated, they are wild. Even if they are boar/pig hybrids, pigs can still get pissed off and kill you.

Dont play with wild animals. This is not a Disney movie.

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coloneleranmorad@reddit

Saw similar things in the Mediterrenean coast of Turkey

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ve_rushing@reddit

Some long boars too.

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Renandstimpyslog@reddit

Aww, one of them lost a hoof. Poor thing. I love the way the other just rolled over to take pets. They look very tame. I don't think they deserve the hate they got here.

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HeyVeddy@reddit

Didn't know Greece had rocky beaches 🤔 thought only Croatia did that

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Giantdwarf3@reddit

Greece has all kind of beaches many shit ones also. We even got river with beach and also beach with beach

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alexandianos@reddit

Volcanic beaches, red beaches, we got it all

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Weekly_Structure9810@reddit

Almost all Greek beaches are "rocky" if you include also the gravel ones.

I feel like in Europe it's either sandy beach + shitty sea, or incredible sea + shitty beach. It's almost impossible to find a sandy beach with good sea

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butterdrinker@reddit

Spain and Portugal? Sardinia?

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CrazyGreekReloaded@reddit

You have never visited crete then

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Self-Bitter@reddit

There are soon many fantastic sandy beaches with incredible waters.. In so many places, even close to Athens. Some of these beaches are flagships for the tourism industry, other almost unknown. Gold sand, white sand, pink sand.. I've been to many in Crete, South Peloponnese, Naxos, Milos, Skiathos, Skopelos...

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Cefalopodul@reddit

Black Sea coast

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Bottles4u@reddit

There’s a few in Crete although most of the sandy ones are very wavy. Elafonissi, Stalida, Agia pelagia come to mind

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puzzledpanther@reddit

With a ~14.000 km coastline, it's practically impossible not to have rocky beaches. I'd argue that we have more rocky beaches than sand beaches.

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HeyVeddy@reddit

I just assumed the tourist beaches are mostly sand. That was the impression I got from reading other posts here. Makes sense though!

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Electronic_Ad8677@reddit

Boars? What boars?

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lor3nt@reddit

I think it means boobs in Greek

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Vre-Malaka@reddit

Right! I watched the video several times. No boars!

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fatsins90@reddit

This is a little island near Ithaca Greece, these pigs are privately owned and being fed every day .

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Wololooo1@reddit

What language is this?

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Leontopod1um@reddit

Bulgarian. He's saying that he brought her to the perfect beach, where they can be alone in the company of boars… and for free! But the woman prefers to be brought to some of the popular rivieras that normal people go to.

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Wololooo1@reddit

Thanks

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Living_Cicada578@reddit

Only came for the tits. Nice

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HolyGarbanzoBeanz@reddit

pata nera?

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UkyoTachibana@reddit

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Unable_Ad9968@reddit

Да ва Ева у простите бугари

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BraveBG@reddit

Dobra e mackata

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BaseRevolutionary132@reddit

Тря и една екскурзия до БГ да види от къде тече гуменяка.

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headofredd@reddit (OP)

The wild boar population in Greece has sharply risen from 100,000 in 2019-2020 to 400,000 in 2023. This increase is attributed to free-roaming domestic pigs interbreeding with wild boars, hunting bans, increased wildlife protection, pandemic hunting restrictions, afforestation, and abandoned crop fields providing more food. The surge in numbers has led to risks of African swine fever, road accidents, and frequent encounters between citizens and wild boars in public and private spaces.

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BGD_TDOT@reddit

Boar make for good eating when cooked properly. Why not just increase the amount of hunting permits on boar?

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Fatalaros@reddit

You can increase the permits, but who will buy it. Hunting meat is not generally available on the supermarkets, exactly because there can't be a steady supply and so only taverns can provide it. Well recently everything is ultra expensive in Greece so affording boar meat dishes could be a challenge.

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